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Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies

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10-13, 5-6 Away
Final
110 - 115

15-8, 11-3 Home

Marcus Smart scores 18 points, hits clinching free throws in Grizzlies' 115-110 win over Kings

Grizzlies coach furious after Ja Morant ejected

Desmond Bane also had 18 points along with seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama scored 15 points each, with Aldama grabbing 10 rebounds as Memphis won its seventh straight at home.

DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 26 points. Malik Monk had 23 points, De'Aaron Fox added 18 and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 13 rebounds. They have lost seven of nine.

There were 20 lead changes and 11 ties. Memphis took its final lead with 4:29 left on a drive by Jake LaRavia. Sacramento would get within two points in the closing minutes, but never overtook Memphis.

Takeaways Kings: The Kings had a 16-9 edge on offensive rebounds. And while they got strong offensive performances from Monk and DeRozan, the Kings were unable to overtake Memphis in the final minutes.

Grizzlies: Memphis was able to overcome 22 turnovers leading to 29 points.

Key moment Ja Morant's complaints about calls earned him a pair of technical fouls in the fourth quarter, leading to his ejection with 6:45 left and the score tied at 98. Morant was 2 for 13 from the field for the game, including missing all six of his 3-point attempts.

Key stat The Grizzlies were 13 off 38 from outside the arc to 8 of 35 for the Kings. Memphis is 11-0 when it makes more 3-pointers than its opponent.

Up next The Kings are at San Antonio on Friday. The Grizzlies are at Boston on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Grizzlies: 64.9%
Kings: 35.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 115
4th 0.1 Kings offensive team rebound 110 - 115
4th 0.1 Malik Monk misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shot 110 - 115
4th 2.2 Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2 110 - 115

Statistics

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39-98 FG 38-80
39.8 Field Goal % 47.5
8-35 3PT 13-38
22.9 Three Point % 34.2
24-28 FT 26-32
85.7 Free Throw % 81.3
46 Rebounds 49
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
32 Defensive Rebounds 40
19 Assists 27
11 Steals 9
1 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 22
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
9 Fast Break Points 22
48 Points in Paint 46
23 Fouls 21
12 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 15,776 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 23 17 .575 - W3
LA Lakers 22 17 .564 0.5 W2
Sacramento 21 20 .512 2.5 W1
Phoenix 20 20 .500 3 W1
Golden State 20 20 .500 3 W1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 13 L1 0.675 27
Memphis 1 15 W2 0.64285713 27
Dallas 5 19 W1 0.54761904 23
San Antonio 8 21 L2 0.475 19
New Orleans 17.5 32 W3 0.25581396 11
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